Dan Liebke’s Astonishing Tales

As Wikipedia correctly reports, Charlene’s smash hit single I’ve Never Been To Me was released twice (1976 and 1982), only becoming a hit on the second occasion. What Wikipedia doesn’t state is that the original version contained very different lyrics, being the bizarre lament of a Dungeons and Dragons™ player who ‘rolled two pair o’dice, [...]

Dear Dr Dan,
I’m bored. Can you suggest something fun to do?
– Overcome With Tedium
Dear Overcome With Tedium,
As long as you have a dead animal carcass and a stopwatch, you can always have fun. Simply hang the carcass from a backyard hook, pull out your stopwatch and measure how long it takes for the flies to [...]

One thing I truly appreciate are road signs telling me what particular vehicular crimes the local authorities are currently ‘targetting’. ‘Now targetting drink-driving’ the signs will say. Or ‘Now targetting speeding’. And, in either case, I’ll know which crime to stop committing and which one it’s safe to crank back up. But the other day [...]

Starring Clark Kent (Tom Welling) as Superlad, Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) as Sinead, Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack) as TIAC, Jonathan Kent (John Schneider) as Bo, Martha Kent (Annette O’Toole) as Boring Old Ma, Lionel Luthor (John Glover) as Porthos, Kara Kent (Laura Vandervoort) as SBH and Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) as herself. For more information on [...]

Y’know, I’m willing to bet that whistle factories are the most corrupt working environment on the face of the planet. Because, criminy, imagine you were entrenched within the organisation, privy to all the shady shenanigans of cheating football referees and their kin. Assume, also, that you possessed a strong moral fibre and a willingness to [...]